E. W. Howe Quotes
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So many of the optimists in the world don't own a hundred dollars, and because of their optimism, never will.
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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
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The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.
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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
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Always remember that if a man knows where he can make a dollar, he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.